Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 17:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 8:20PM EDT until July 5 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Elbert County in northeastern Georgia... Southeastern Hart County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 820 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Hartwell, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Russell State Park, Dewy Rose, Rock Branch, Nuberg, Ruckersville, Lake Russell, and Hartwell.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Area Description: 
Elbert, GA; Hart, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC